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CHAPTER V

A. ^ To page 40,

I. We occupied ourselves much more with novels than with ourstudies. 2. You sit on the front seat 3. Don'tsaya Word. 4. I hâve never in my life read a more interesting book. 5. You hâve only got what you deserve. 6. Does your head hurt you? 7. I think only of her. 8. Ail that will annoy me but I shall make up to myself for it by reading novels.

B. — Front page 40 to end of Chapter,

I. She had much more confidence in her own opinion than in that of her priest. 2. Take good care not to forget the key. 3. Let us retrace our steps. 4. I shall do without it if she can make use of it. 5. I shall not tolerate any joking on this subject. 6. I should never hâve believed that of him. 7. He was wondering if this would awaken in my soûl pride and vanity.

A. — On the whole of ChapUr V.

Af ter a long search in the library, she found what she was after. She took a book at random out of the collection and went off. However great her joys may hâve been since that time, they hâve net surpassed much in keenness those which she then experienced. While the curé was lecturing on historyi «he was dreaming about the heroes of Walter Scott.

When the priest discovered that she was reading thèse novels, he promised to re-read them himself in order to talk them over with her. From that time on, they had a new subject for dis^ eussions and dispute, for of course they were never of the same opinion.

CHAPTER Vî.

A. — To page sa.

I. I shall go in first and you can bring up the procession. 2. He will break his neck. 3. The wheelwright piques himself on being an artist 4. He said to me in a low voice, * that young man has too much money and very litde ambition '. 5. Is the price higher than you had supposed? 6. The heat is overwhelming; there will be a storm. 7. They came in about four o'clock. 8. The young man leaped to the ground, but could see no one to whom to speak. 9. Let us give some hard blows with our fists on this door. 10. She meant (to say) that he was young and well-dressed. 11. We are delighted to make your acquaintance. 12. There was a relationship between his family and that of the Lavalles.

B. — From page j6 to end of Chapter.

I. I shall put up with what is given me. 2. He identifies himself with the environment in which he finds himself. 3. I stopped, my fork in the air, and looked at him. 4. What an amount of money he mUst spend! 5. Because your neighbors are foolish, it does not follow that you should imitate them. 6. He lives on boiled eggs. 7 . "WVvaX z. misfortune that we

are not philosophers! 8. If it is ail the same to you, letus speak of something else. 9. Whatever she may say about it, I think that men are agreeable. 10. We made fun of them. II. She had said nothing out of the way. 12. I hâve never seen anything so pretty.

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